NDA 2 2026 Exam Date Announced: Check UPSC Schedule, Admit Card and Vacancies

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the schedule of the NDA 2 Exam 2026 for the National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (II). The written examination will be conducted on September 13, 2026.

There is a total number of 394 vacancies in this recruitment. Candidates who have applied for this process can view the exam schedule on the official UPSC website, upsc.gov.in.

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UPSC NDA 2 Exam 2026 Schedule

The written examination for NDA 2 will be held in 2 shifts. Mathematics paper will be of 300 marks, while General Ability Test will be of 600 marks.

Applicants who are applying for Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of NDA can give this test. The test also includes applicants for 120th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC).

UPSC NDA 2 Admit Card 2026 Date

From the notification schedule, it is clear that the e-admit card for NDA 2 will be issued on the last working day of the week before the week in which the examination is conducted.

As per the given schedule, the date of issue of UPSC NDA 2 Admit Card 2026 is likely to be September 4, 2026.

How to Download UPSC NDA 2 Exam Date 2026 Notice?

The candidates may adopt the following procedure to download NDA 2 schedule:

• Access the website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in.
• Go to the Examinations menu.
• Select the link NDA & NA Examination (II), 2026 Schedule.
• Access the Notice PDF.
• Download it.

NDA 2 2026 Selection Process

Those candidates who have qualified in the written exam will be invited to attend the SSB test of intelligence and personality.

The SSB selection process consists of the officer intelligence rating tests and picture perception & description test in the initial stage.

Qualified candidates will then attend subsequent tests such as interviews, GTO test, psychology test, and board conference.

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